Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dichloro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: dichloro
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two chlorine atoms in a molecule.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English dichloro From di- + chloro-.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

bromodichloromethane clometocillin dichloroacetamide dichloroaniline dichlorodifluoromethane dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane dichlorofluoromethane dichlorophenol dichlorosilane dicloxacillin diloxanide

Questions

What does dichloro mean?: Two chlorine atoms in a molecule.
Where does dichloro come from?: Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English dichloro From di- + chloro-.

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